Tomoko Nakai

2.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
31 papers, 2.0k citations indexed

About

Tomoko Nakai is a scholar working on Pathology and Forensic Medicine, Surgery and Pharmacology. According to data from OpenAlex, Tomoko Nakai has authored 31 papers receiving a total of 2.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 20 papers in Pathology and Forensic Medicine, 13 papers in Surgery and 10 papers in Pharmacology. Recurrent topics in Tomoko Nakai's work include Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology (19 papers), Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation (9 papers) and Osteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms (5 papers). Tomoko Nakai is often cited by papers focused on Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology (19 papers), Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation (9 papers) and Osteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms (5 papers). Tomoko Nakai collaborates with scholars based in Japan, Switzerland and United States. Tomoko Nakai's co-authors include Daisuke Sakai, Joji Mochida, Kiyoshi Ando, Tomomitsu Hotta, Toru Iwashina, Sibylle Grad, Mauro Alini, Y. Yamamoto, Kazuhiro Nishimura and Takuya Watanabe and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Tomoko Nakai

29 papers receiving 2.0k citations

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Exhaustion of nucleus pulposus progenitor cells with ageing and degeneration of the intervertebral disc

2012 365 citations Daisuke Sakai, Yoshihiko Nakamura et al. Nature Communications profile →

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Association of NAT2 genetic polymorphism with the efficacy of Neurotropin® for the enhancement of aggrecan gene expression in nucleus pulposus cells: a pilot study 2021 ·BMC Medical Genomics ·Tomoko Nakai, Daisuke Sakai, Yoshihiko Nakamura, (unknown), (unknown), Mitsuru Naiki, Masahiko Watanabe	0
2	Functional cell phenotype induction with TGF-β1 and collagen-polyurethane scaffold for annulus fibrosus rupture repair 2020 ·European Cells and Materials ·Jie Du, Rose G. Long, Tomoko Nakai, Daisuke Sakai, LM Benneker, (unknown), (unknown), David Eglin, James C. Iatridis, Mauro Alini, Sibylle Grad, Zhen Li	29
3	Successful fishing for nucleus pulposus progenitor cells of the intervertebral disc across species 2018 ·JOR Spine ·Daisuke Sakai, Jordy Schol, Frances C. Bach, Adel Tekari, (unknown), Yoshihiko Nakamura, Samantha Chan, Tomoko Nakai, Laura B. Creemers, (unknown), (unknown), Sibylle Grad, Masahiko Watanabe, Marianna A. Tryfonidou, Benjamin Gantenbein	50
4	Upregulation of glycosaminoglycan synthesis by Neurotropin in nucleus pulposus cells via stimulation of chondroitin sulfate N-acetylgalactosaminyltransferase 1: A new approach to attenuation of intervertebral disc degeneration 2018 ·PLoS ONE ·Daisuke Sakai, Tomoko Nakai, (unknown), Yoshihiko Nakamura, Kiyoshi Ando, Mitsuru Naiki, Masahiko Watanabe	13
5	CD146 defines commitment of cultured annulus fibrosus cells to express a contractile phenotype 2016 ·Journal of Orthopaedic Research® ·Tomoko Nakai, Daisuke Sakai, Yoshihiko Nakamura, Tadashi Nukaga, Sibylle Grad, Zhen Li, Mauro Alini, Danny Chan, Koichi Masuda, Kiyoshi Ando, Joji Mochida, Masahiko Watanabe	30
6	Short communication: Difructose anhydride III promotes calcium absorption from the duodenum in cattle 2015 ·Journal of Dairy Science ·(unknown), Tomoko Nakai, (unknown), Tadashi Sato, Masayuki Ohtani, Chiho KAWASHIMA, Masaaki Hanada	10
7	RUNX1, but not its familial platelet disorder mutants, synergistically activates PF4gene expression in combination with ETS family proteins 2013 ·Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis ·Yoshiaki Okada, Mikio Watanabe, Tomoko Nakai, (unknown), Mikiko Shimizu, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Ryohei Nagai, William C. Aird, Takefumi Doi	8
8	Effect of Cryopreservation on Canine and Human Activated Nucleus Pulposus Cells: A Feasibility Study for Cell Therapy of the Intervertebral Disc 2013 ·SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología ·Masahiro Tanaka, Daisuke Sakai, Akihiko Hiyama, (unknown), Daisuke Nakajima, Tadashi Nukaga, Tomoko Nakai, Joji Mochida	12
9	Embryonic stem cell differentiation system for evaluating gene functions involved in physiological megakaryocytic differentiation 2012 ·Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications ·Yoshiaki Okada, (unknown), Miho Watanabe, Tomoko Nakai, (unknown), Mikiko Shimizu, Yuko Kamikawa, (unknown), Kenji Kitajima, William C. Aird, Takefumi Doi	1
10	Short communication: Effect of difructose anhydride III on serum immunoglobulin G concentration in newborn calves 2012 ·Journal of Dairy Science ·Tadashi Sato, Masaaki Hanada, Masayuki Ohtani, Tomoko Nakai, (unknown), (unknown), Tetsuya Takahashi, (unknown)	13
11	Exhaustion of nucleus pulposus progenitor cells with ageing and degeneration of the intervertebral disc breakdown → 2012 ·Nature Communications ·Daisuke Sakai, Yoshihiko Nakamura, Tomoko Nakai, Taishi Mishima, Shunichi Kato, Sibylle Grad, Mauro Alini, Makarand V. Risbud, Danny Chan, Kathryn S.E. Cheah, Ken–ichi Yamamura, Koichi Masuda, Hideyuki Okano, Kiyoshi Ando, Joji Mochida	365
12	Serological and epidemiological study of tsutsugamushi disease in the southern part of Chiba Prefecture 2011 ·Nihon Kyukyu Igakukai Zasshi Journal of Japanese Association for Acute Medicine ·Kentaro Tanaka, Takeshi Kasai, (unknown), (unknown), Tomoko Nakai, (unknown)	0
13	Multiple ETS Family Proteins Regulate PF4 Gene Expression by Binding to the Same ETS Binding Site 2011 ·PLoS ONE ·Yoshiaki Okada, Haruaki Nobori, Mikiko Shimizu, Miho Watanabe, (unknown), Tomoko Nakai, Yuko Kamikawa, (unknown), Nobuaki Funahashi, (unknown), Ayako Watanabe, Daisuke Yamasaki, So‐ichiro Fukada, Kazuta Yasui, Kayoko Matsumoto, Takahiro Sato, Kenji Kitajima, Toru Nakano, William C. Aird, Takefumi Doi	15
14	Primary immune system responders to nucleus pulposus cells: evidence for immune response in disc herniation 2010 ·European Cells and Materials ·(unknown), Daisuke Sakai, Yoshihiko Nakamura, Tomoko Nakai, T. Igarashi, N. Seo, Takashi Murakami, Eiji Kobayashi, Joji Mochida	64
15	Approach to "elderly abuse" in community care centers. 2009 ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Hiroaki Shimokawa, (unknown), Tomoko Nakai, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown)	1
16	Differential Phenotype of Intervertebral Disc Cells 2009 ·Spine ·Daisuke Sakai, Tomoko Nakai, Joji Mochida, Mauro Alini, Sibylle Grad	105
17	Synergistic role of c-Myc and ERK1/2 in the mitogenic response to TGFβ-1 in cultured rat nucleus pulposus cells 2008 ·Arthritis Research & Therapy ·Tomoko Nakai, Joji Mochida, Daisuke Sakai	22
18	A phenotypic comparison of intervertebral disc and articular cartilage cells in the rat 2007 ·European Spine Journal ·Cynthia R. Lee, Daisuke Sakai, Tomoko Nakai, (unknown), Joji Mochida, Mauro Alini, Sibylle Grad	156
19	Regenerative effects of transplanting mesenchymal stem cells embedded in atelocollagen to the degenerated intervertebral disc 2005 ·Biomaterials ·Daisuke Sakai, Joji Mochida, Toru Iwashina, Akihiko Hiyama, Hiroko Omi, Masaaki Imai, Tomoko Nakai, Kiyoshi Ando, Tomomitsu Hotta	307
20	Upregulation of the Viability of Nucleus Pulposus Cells by Bone Marrow-Derived Stromal Cells 2004 ·Spine ·Y. Yamamoto, Joji Mochida, Daisuke Sakai, Tomoko Nakai, Kazuhiro Nishimura, Hiroshi Kawada, Tomomitsu Hotta	128

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